Prevalence and correlates of epileptic seizure in substance-abusing subjects: Short Communication

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 580-582

  Mattoo, Surendra K ^a   Singh, Shubh M ^a   Bhardwaj, Rahul ^b   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Basu, Debasish ^a   Kulhara, Parmanand ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Opioids; Prevalence; Seizures; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEIZURE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 68149117104     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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